The International Korfball Federation has announced the death of former secretary general Tom Marteijn at the age of 93.

referee at the elite level in the Netherlands and internationally.Marteijn led refereeing courses in the United

States and in Asia during his career and oversaw the international korfball summer course at Papendal

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said he will invite United States President Joe Biden to attend

The United States' Madison Keys was the biggest name to exit the Miami Open today, following a straight-sets

Sursee is planning "to the last detail" to ensure the smooth running of the ice hockey tournaments at the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade, according to the town's Organising Committee President Philipp Häfliger.

Canada, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, South Korea, Slovakia, Switzerland and the United

States will compete in the 10-team men's tournament.Canada, Japan, China, Russia, Switzerland and the

Canada and Honduras are through to the semi-finals of the the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) men's Olympic qualifier in Guadalajara following a 1-1 draw.

group stage with five points, but the latter top the standings on goal difference so will play the United

States in the semi-finals.Group A winners Mexico await for Canada, with Sunday's (March 28) semi-final

Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia stunned the rest of the field as they clinched the gold medal in the pairs event at the World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm.

Olympic Games gold medallist, after the short programme.Reigning world champion Nathan Chen of the United

States is third on 98.85 going into the free skating event, despite a rare fall during his routine."

India claimed their 10th gold and Poland bagged their first as the two nations battled it out in back-to-back finals at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in New Delhi.

came from behind to beat Hungary’s Lalita Gaspar, Eszter Denes and Lea Horvath 47-43.India and the United

States are set to meet in tomorrow’s men’s team 50m rifle 3 positions final after coming through qualifying.The

European Union (EU) sanctions imposed on Chinese officials in response to well-documented allegations of a systematic repression campaign against Uyghur Muslims were not discussed when International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach met with high-ranking officials including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen this week.

Culture, Education and Youth, Mariya Gabriel, and EU Commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas.The EU, United

States, Canada and United Kingdom all imposed sanctions on China earlier in the week over alleged human

Later, he met Michel Barnier, European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United

Mexico beat the United States 1-0 to finish top of Group A at the Confederation of North, Central America

Top seed Dustin Johnson and defending champion Kevin Kisner were among the winners on the first day of group-stage action at the World Golf Championships (WGC)-Match Play at Austin Country Club in Texas.

a 2-and-1 win against fellow American Adam Long.Group Two features defending champion Kisner of the United

States, with the 34th seed starting his title defence with a 2-and-1 victory against South Africa’s

Skaters representing the Russian Skating Federation lead the ladies and pairs competitions after the short programmes opened the World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden.

points, after a routine that featured her own unique triple axel.In fourth place is Karen Chen of the United

States who scored 74.40 while the top five is completed by Yelim Kim of South Korea who scored 73.63

Britain's Adam Yates of Ineos Grenadiers has the lead in the general classification after winning stage three of the Volta a Catalunya at the Vallter 2000 ski resort.

surge to finish within 13 seconds, while Spain's Alejandro Valverde of Movistar was 19 seconds back.The United

States' Sepp Kuss of Jumbo-Visma had made an attack with Yates and Valverde with approximately 5.5km

The United States' Colby Stevenson and France's Tess Ledeux head into the final leg of the 2020-2021

World Taekwondo has held its third annual Taekwondo Medicine Online Seminar, with 55 participants from 30 countries taking part in the meeting.

Committee.These included a report from the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, held in Manchester in the United

specialist at the Mayo Clinic George Pujalte, GB Taekwondo performance nutritionist Phil Sharma-Woodland and United

States Taekwondo's Mindy Siegel were also in attendance as speakers.These speeches were held in 15-minute

Los Angeles has been awarded the third Paraclimbing World Cup of 2021 as the sport continues its bid for Paralympic inclusion at the 2028 Games in the Californian city.

 "Hosting this important Paraclimbing World Cup in the United States and Los Angeles is an incredible